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A Beef With Degrowth

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Over the last several years, a range of proposals falling under the heading of “degrowth” have come to gain prominence in...

Art. 9 Equity Funds Turnaround in Q4 After Challenging 2023

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The fourth quarter of 2023 saw market conditions improve for sustainable investors, thanks to expectations that monetary policy might deviate from...

All Eyes on AI, Obesity & Renewable Energy in Q2-Q3 for Art9 Equity

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The second and third quarters of 2023 were dominated by different macroeconomic trends that reverberated through sustainable equity markets leading to...

The (Ash) Grey Zone

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Tobacco has long been off-limits for most ethical investors. It is hardly surprising, as smoking is one of the leading causes...

What is Greenflation?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Having previously considered the meaning, drivers and effects of climateflation and fossilflation, this series on the inflationary effects of climate change...

Carbon Capture: Climate Tool or Dangerous Weapon?

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) technologies remain contentious in the eyes of many environmental campaigners.  This may stem from their...

What is Fossilflation?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Climate change presents a number of challenges to modern society the world over. As weather volatility increases and economies race to...

Inflation and Climate Change

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Analysts have warned against the risk of inflation since central banks engaged in large quantitative easing exercises in the aftermath of...

What is Climateflation?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The first step in understanding how climate change affects price dynamics is to consider its direct effects before engaging with second-order...

What Role for ESG Amid the Downfall of SVB?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - When an epidemic started in China and Russia invaded the Ukraine, investors were far from thinking that these events would ultimately...

Addressing the Gender Pension Gap

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As the world has come increasingly together to celebrate international women's day (IWD) every year, much light has been shed on the...

The Silent Anchors of Adani Enterprises’ Failed Deal

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Indian conglomerate Adani Group continues to suffer in the aftermath of Hindenburg Research's accusations of greenwashing and fraud. However, Adani does...

Fed Publishes Pilot Climate Scenario Analysis for Banks

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As the integration of climate change concerns continues to gain momentum since 2015, central banks are one of the most important...

Should we Stop Talking About ESG’s Financial Performance?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Between taxonomies, principles, hubs, alliances and partnerships, the jargon permeating sustainable finance and the abundance of new ideas can often obscure...

Duration Considerations in ESG Performance

Stockholm (NordSIP) – As ESG integration and its effects on investment performance continue to generate significant interest among institutional and retail investors, the body...

Sustainable Portfolios That Internalise CO2 Emissions

Stockholm (NordsIP) - Understanding how investors can manage their CO2 emissions through portfolio allocations can be instrumental for sustainable finance to tackle climate change...

Taking the Plunge into Nature Positive Investing

In this Simply Said series on biodiversity, we have sought to identify the scale and significance of the problem, understand nature-related risks in investors’...

Protein Transition: Can Science & the Business of Food Solve our Consumption Equation?

The question on many people’s minds is whether current food systems can meet humanity’s future nutritional demands. People can be fed, but whether they can be fed sustainably and maintain a healthy lifestyle depends on a major transformation of the food industry.

Biodiversity Dashboard – A Look at the Metrics

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Vague claims to be “nature friendly” have long been popular in the consumer goods sector.  As the public starts to get...

Looking for Portfolio Risk in the Wilderness

Stockholm (NordSIP) – In the first of our series of articles on biodiversity and natural capital, we reminded ourselves of the basic concepts involved...

Biodiversity: the Crisis Hiding in Your Portfolio

Stockholm (NordSIP) – 2022 is expected to be the year investment in nature finally hits the headlines.  Biodiversity loss is a key priority at...

The Economic Challenges Facing Nuclear Energy

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Beyond environmental and safety concerns, the main criticism levied against nuclear energy is the need for state intervention at several levels. In...

The Scale of Radioactive Waste Management

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Nuclear proliferation, environmental and public health concerns create a need for the establishment of well-regulated nuclear waste management processes, particularly when...

The Threat of Nuclear Proliferation

While nuclear energy is considered by many as a solution to climate change, particularly where CO2 emissions are concerned, the spread inherent to this...

Nordic SIFs 2022 Expectations

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following our enquiries with the Financial Supervisory Authorities (FSAs) last week, NordSIP reached out to the Nordic Sustainable Investment Forums (SIFs)...

An Overview of Nuclear Power Safety Concerns

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Safety has been a longstanding concern surrounding nuclear power. The accidents at Three Mile Island (USA - 1979), Chernobyl (USSR/Ukraine - 1986)...

Nordic FSAs To Tackle Greenwashing in 2022

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As we embark on yet another year, NordSIP took the occasion to reach out to the  Danish, Swedish and Finnish Financial...

The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The role of nuclear energy in the energy transition remains mired by controversy. In Europe, the issue remains politically charged and continues...

Intermittency and the Appeal of Nuclear Energy

Stockholm (NordSIP) - To boil water, nuclear power plants (NPPs) use fission to split atoms, which releases the energy binding neutrons and protons together...

COP26 – Failures & Small Successes

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As the COP26 ended last Saturday, no one was under any illusion as to the achievements of the 26th conference of...

CO2, a One-Way Bet?

Across the globe, governments are setting more and more ambitious targets for carbon reduction. The European Union is aiming to be carbon neutral by...

The Sustainability of Short Selling Revisited

For responsible investors, the question of whether short selling is a practice they should shun or embrace remains as unclear as always. The arguments...

Lack of Clarity Persists Despite Updated Draft RTS

The asset management industry has had a couple of weeks now to digest the updated draft version of the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS), intended...

The Substance of the TEG Legislative Proposals

By signing the Paris agreement on climate change and the UN-led 2030 Agenda, the EU made the commitment to work towards developing a more...

Bad Data Holds Back 60% of Passive Investors

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite strong regulatory and investor demand for more environmentally friendly investment strategies, one of the recurring complaints we hear about it...

ESG Dominates 2019 Index Growth

Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to a study of the global index industry by Burton-Taylor International Consulting, ESG indices were the fastest growing market segment...

ESG Funds Outperformed During March COVID19 Sell-Off

Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to an analysis of the performance of equity funds conducted by Morningstar, two-thirds of sustainable funds outperformed their average peers...

Environmental Hopes and Fears for Post-COVID19 World

Stockholm (NordSIP) – As the world grapples with the health, economic and moral implications of the Coronavirus, sustainable investment professionals have been doing their...

Can Agri-Innovation Provide the Perfect Banana?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As we return from the recent TBLI impact conference that took place on November 11 and 12 in Hong Kong, NordSIP...

Help With Flight Carbon Anxiety

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Asset managers who propose environmentally friendly investment products often argue that one of their contributions to a less carbon-intensive economy is...

Value and Engagement in Gender Diversity

Stockholm (NordSIP) - "Time's up for inequality," according to UBS Asset Management's Michael Baldinger, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing and Valeria Piani, Strategic...

What is Additionality?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - “Additionality is a real increase in social value that would not have occurred in the absence of the intervention being appraised,”...

French and Dutch Central Banks Commit to ESG

Stockholm (NordSIP) – During the last two weeks, the central banks of France and the Netherlands have taken decisive steps towards aligning themselves with...

Rising ESG Scores Signal Growth Opportunities

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Templeton Global Macro (TGM), one of the investment teams of Franklin Templeton Investments, published its latest Global Macro Shifts report. The...

Deforestation Major Threat, Study Shows

Stockholm (NordSIP) - A report, published in the magazine Nature on February 18, argues that the goals of the Paris Agreement are unlikely to...

Aluminium in the Spotlight

Stockholm (NordSIP) – According to a report published by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), the world’s 12 top aluminium producers are better, on average,...

Every Little Basis Point

Talking about sustainable investing, without looking at fixed income is akin to investing in global equities without considering emerging markets. Or perhaps more like...

From Red to Green – How Investing Can Influence China

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On June 1 2018, MSCI added over 230 China large-cap A-shares to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. MSCI said the initial...

Is ESG lost in translation?

Stockholm(NordSIP)- Danske Bank & Invesco have released a white paper questioning the authenticity in ESG integration. This paper points out several problems embedded in...

“Green Denmark”: A False Narrative?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen participates in the R20 Regions of Climate Action conference in Vienna, Austria, founded by...

Low-Carbon Indices 101

Low-carbon indices are becoming a fixture on the investment landscape, as the intensifying drive to address climate change compels investors to address risks entailed...

Green Bonds 101

Green Bonds are becoming an inexorable investment tool and have experienced a surge of interest in the past decade. Still, doubt remains as to...

Finance Meets Charity at Impact

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Here in Stockholm, but also in the rest of Europe, sustainability is definitely a hot topic right now. But for those...

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